LSU's dominance only occurred in the third and fourth quarters (until that final drive). The first half was largely a draw on which team was playing better, but Alabama finished drives where LSU did not.
And in that second half, it took Alabama's offense completely going to sleep before LSU really got going. (and they did. LSU never stopped an Alabama drive so much as we shot ourselves in the foot with missed opportunities to convert third downs. Receivers were open and AJ missed them...)
So while LSU did outplay Alabama for a lot of the game, they didn't outplay Alabama for 58:30 as I've seen a lot of the media say. I agree that Les Miles over coached the game... he was coaching like Alabama was the better team when in reality LSU was just as good and was outplaying Alabama to a level that simply coaching a conservative game would have won the game. My theory is that Miles coached conservatively last year in Tuscaloosa and it paid off because we shot ourselves in the foot. In New Orleans, he didn't adjust and we destroyed them. So he went back to his old gambling ways in Baton Rouge and of course, it backfired.
i think miles game planned expecting the blitz/pressure and they had developed routes that hit our soft spots. at least that's what it seemed likeBefore the game, I think we developed the attitude of "why not blitz Mett?" We just didn't get the point quickly enough that he was giving us a lesson in why not to blitz him.
We would have to also create some sort of virtual hazmat shower to enter or exit that sub-board. I don't think current technology has a solution to this problem.Can't we create a sub-board like we had for all of the Auburn scandal stuff and allow LSU fans back in there?
Other than the fake fg this was the worst call he made for the reasons you state.I agree that the other gambles weren't necessarily bad decisions. The onside kick would have worked if it was properly executed. The decision to go for it on 4th and 1 was a good one, but that was a stupid play to run. Everyone knew Spencer Ware would keep the ball...
But I don't believe Miles needed any of those in order to win the game.
I lurk on Tiger Droppings, and as mentioned in a post in a different thread, the norm / default tone on that site is vile, venomous, vulgar, belittling, insulting, and the like...The few have spoiled it for the many. There was a board takeover which had to be stopped and which will never happen again...
9 out of 10...I'm going to have to bet my house, car, wife, dog, kid, left kidney, and all future earnings on the under on that one!Other than the fake fg this was the worst call he made for the reasons you state.
If they get in the I-formation and run their bruising tail back behind their 270 lb fullback they make that fourth and one try 9 out of 10 times. So good decision to go for it, but bad play call!
And yet another reason I love this site! Thank you TIDE-HSV!They are and it will probably continue...
That's always the problem with an object shaped like a football. You can tell where a soccer ball is going. In this case, the second the ball hit on its point, it bounced back into the kicker. It wasn't his fault...I agree that the other gambles weren't necessarily bad decisions. The onside kick would have worked if it was properly executed. The decision to go for it on 4th and 1 was a good one, but that was a stupid play to run. Everyone knew Spencer Ware would keep the ball...
But I don't believe Miles needed any of those in order to win the game.
lol...if you think my statement is out there...right back at you. :wink:9 out of 10...I'm going to have to bet my house, car, wife, dog, kid, left kidney, and all future earnings on the under on that one!
Sure. Everyone else does. It's really a team effort, although we're now missing a huge part of the team...And yet another reason I love this site! Thank you TIDE-HSV!
Can I call you Earle even though we haven't met? You do a great job.
who is that earle ?Sure. Everyone else does. It's really a team effort, although we're now missing a huge part of the team...
Beyond that, the way some people *ahem* used this board and begged us for protection when they would get hammered for saying stupid things then turned around and hung those very mods out to dry on LSU boards where they were admin was enough for me.Fishhead? He was pretty reasonable. But I remember the invasion that led to the policy move and totally agree with it.
Even if they had made that late 45 yarder they missed, that would still have put them up by only six points, with time on the clock...It was around a 44 yarder, he missed the one over 50 and later in the game missed the 45 yard one.
That cartoon character was bad to talk reasonably while here but really ripping us when he got on his board.Beyond that, the way some people *ahem* used this board and begged us for protection when they would get hammered for saying stupid things then turned around and hung those very mods out to dry on LSU boards where they were admin was enough for me.
I don't like painting in generalities, but ,as often as not, even the 'good ones' we had here were incredibly hypocritical...
Maybe one day the fan base as a whole will mature, but for right now, they seem to think being passionate about your team is defined by incredibly immature and rude behavior.
That's a good point.That's always the problem with an object shaped like a football. You can tell where a soccer ball is going. In this case, the second the ball hit on its point, it bounced back into the kicker. It wasn't his fault...
There is a truly unhealthy hatred of Nick Saban and Alabama going on with them. I don't understand it. Florida fans have never acted towards Spurrier this way, despite the fact that he took over a division rival. I'm sure it has a lot to do with Saban's dominance here. But holding on to all that poison isn't a good thing for that fanbase.Beyond that, the way some people *ahem* used this board and begged us for protection when they would get hammered for saying stupid things then turned around and hung those very mods out to dry on LSU boards where they were admin was enough for me.
I don't like painting in generalities, but ,as often as not, even the 'good ones' we had here were incredibly hypocritical...
Maybe one day the fan base as a whole will mature, but for right now, they seem to think being passionate about your team is defined by incredibly immature and rude behavior.
That is why I consider this to be Miles' worst decision. He had a chance to end the game on a 4th and 6 play. Zach was playing out of his mind. When their FG unit came onto the field, I cheered. Hit it or miss it, Alabama still had a chance.Even if they had made that late 45 yarder they missed, that would still have put them up by only six points, with time on the clock...